Guides - Deploying cPanel through the Linode Marketplace

The cPanel & WHM Marketplace App streamlines publishing and managing a website on your Linode. cPanel & WHM is a Linux based web hosting control panel and platform that helps you create and manage websites, servers, databases, and more, with a suite of hosting automation and optimization tools.

Deploying a Marketplace App

The Linode Marketplace allows you to easily deploy software on a Compute Instance using the Cloud Manager. See Get Started with Marketplace Apps for complete steps.

1. Log in to the Cloud Manager and select the Marketplace link from the left navigation menu. This displays the Linode Create page with the Marketplace tab pre-selected.

2. Under the Select App section, select the app you would like to deploy.

3. Complete the form by following the steps and advice within the Creating a Compute Instance guide. Depending on the Marketplace App you selected, there may be additional configuration options available. See the Configuration Options section below for compatible distributions, recommended plans, and any additional configuration options available for this Marketplace App.

4. Click the Create Linode button. Once the Compute Instance has been provisioned and has fully powered on, wait for the software installation to complete. If the instance is powered off or restarted before this time, the software installation will likely fail.

To verify that the app has been fully installed, see Get Started with Marketplace Apps > Verify Installation. Once installed, follow the instructions within the Getting Started After Deployment section to access the application and start using it.

Note

Estimated deployment time: cPanel should be fully installed within 15 minutes after the Compute Instance has finished provisioning.

Configuration Options

• Supported distributions: CentOS 7
• Recommended minimum plan: 2GB Dedicated Compute Instance or higher, depending on the number of sites and size of the sites you plan on hosting.

Getting Started after Deployment

Access your cPanel Web Hosting Manager

1. Once your cPanel app has finished its installation, open a browser and navigate to http://192.0.2.0:2087/. Replace 192.0.2.0 with your Linode’s IP address.

   This will bring you to the Web Hosting Manager (WHM) login page. WHM is used to configure your cPanel instance, including creating a new cPanel account. Enter root as the username and the root password you created when deploying your app. Click the Log In button.

2. You will be presented with cPanel and WHM’s terms. Read through the terms and click on Agree to All if you agree and would like to continue.

3. You will be prompted to enter in an email address to receive status and error notifications. Enter in your preferred email address.

   You will also be prompted to provide nameserver’s for your cPanel instance to use. By default, cPanel will fill in the values for you. Update the values with the nameservers you would like to use. If you are managing your own nameservers, enter them into the form or, if you will be using Linode’s DNS manager, enter in Linode’s nameservers into the form. Click Finish to complete the initial login process.

   Note

   Linode’s nameservers are the following:

   ns1.linode.com.
   ns2.linode.com.
   ns3.linode.com.
   ns4.linode.com.
   ns5.linode.com.
   

   See our How do I set up DNS on cPanel? community question and answer for details related to cPanel and Linode nameservers.

4. You will be brought to your WHM’s home page where you can continue to configure your cPanel instance, such as creating a new cPanel account.

   Note

   Your cPanel Marketplace App installation will automatically receive a free 15-day trial license. You must purchase a new cPanel & WHM license before the end of this trial period. At the end of your trial period your license will expire.

   Now that you’ve accessed your WHM homepage, read cPanel and WHM’s user documentation to learn how to further configure your cPanel instance, such as creating a new cPanel account.

Note

Currently, Linode does not manage software and systems updates for Marketplace Apps. It is up to the user to perform routine maintenance on software deployed in this fashion.

More Information

You may wish to consult the following resources for additional information on this topic. While these are provided in the hope that they will be useful, please note that we cannot vouch for the accuracy or timeliness of externally hosted materials.

• WHM Feature Documentation